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investors cheered that earnings news and the expectation that the faa will clear the dream liner for passenger flight later this week. boeing gained more than 3% today and is up more than 20% this year. >>> yesterday's fake associated press tweet the one that sent the markets into a temporary tailspin escalated concerns about corporate internet security and how safe all our online accounts really are. today a victory for the good guys. police in australia arrested a man believed to be a high level member of the computer hacking ring called lose security. it's part of the larger group known as anonymous. which has claimed responsibility for cyber attacks on the cia, sony pictures and even public broadcasting service. meanwhile, online brokerage giant charles schwab admitted the website was the target of a seco cyber attack in as many days. denying its clients access to their online accounts for several hours. the problem has been resolved and schwab investors can safely trade again. >>> with so many of those schwab clients using mobile devices to conduct trades. another worry on every
investors cheered that earnings news and the expectation that the faa will clear the dream liner for passenger flight later this week. boeing gained more than 3% today and is up more than 20% this year. >>> yesterday's fake associated press tweet the one that sent the markets into a temporary tailspin escalated concerns about corporate internet security and how safe all our online accounts really are. today a victory for the good guys. police in australia arrested a man believed to be...
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what that is doing with the faa, i don't know. that's the kind of jump they could easily remove. >> i had $447 million, you are right, for community green development. also, $500 million for various consultants that were supposed to fix that at the faa years ago. it never got fixed. the whole cut is $630 million. right there, those two items would have covered the cut intl by the way, this is an opportunity to reform the faat. rest of the world is way ahead of us. we could have handled twice the traffic. by the way, larry, the number of flights is 20% less than three or four years ago. so what's happening here? >> one other thing or two, if you buy an airline ticket, you got a tax on there specifically to provide for air traffic controllers. so why the heck could that money go and business dissipated elsewhere? >> that is a great question. are you a former assistant director of the office and manage and budget? >> chief economist, yes. same job you had. >> i had the same job you had about ten years later under different administra
what that is doing with the faa, i don't know. that's the kind of jump they could easily remove. >> i had $447 million, you are right, for community green development. also, $500 million for various consultants that were supposed to fix that at the faa years ago. it never got fixed. the whole cut is $630 million. right there, those two items would have covered the cut intl by the way, this is an opportunity to reform the faat. rest of the world is way ahead of us. we could have handled...
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lou: the faa says staffing reductions from sequester related furloughs are to blame for the more than 1,000 flight delays yesterday. interestingly, few washington d.c. area airports are experiencing any delays allow. senator ted crews, republican of texas now said he wants the path the citizenship taken off the table for immigration reform. in an interview with cbs a senator crews suggested the reason president obama and the democrats are insisting on a path the citizenship in the gang of a pill is that they know that it will scuttle the effort altogether and that they will be able to campaign on the issue again in 2014 and 2016. our first guest says before we hurry to overhaul our immigration laws we must methodically look at each of the components that need to be fixed to that end, the house judiciary committee will unveil two measures this week aimed at creating a new temporary agricultural guest worker program and a measure that requires all employers to use e-rarefy. joining us now, house judiciary committee chairman, congressman bob good lot of virginia. good to have you with us
lou: the faa says staffing reductions from sequester related furloughs are to blame for the more than 1,000 flight delays yesterday. interestingly, few washington d.c. area airports are experiencing any delays allow. senator ted crews, republican of texas now said he wants the path the citizenship taken off the table for immigration reform. in an interview with cbs a senator crews suggested the reason president obama and the democrats are insisting on a path the citizenship in the gang of a...
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but in all, 50,000 faa workers are being forced to take unpaid time off to save money. the obama administration said today it would be open to legislation that would give the faa flexibility with its budget. but called that a band-aid approach. a spokeswoman for the airline says the lobbying group is trying to halt the furloughs and calls them irresponsible and unnecessary. and many are arguing that these are not required by the sequester. well, we have an "outfront" investigation on whether that adds up tomorrow night. >>> and finally, an update on the ricin investigation. fbi agents today searched the former martial arts studio of james everett duskey in connection with the ricin tainted letters sent to president obama and others on capitol hill. authorities are not calling him a suspect but he is connected to paul kevin curtis, the elvis impersonator charged but then cleared of sending the letters. former fbi director tells "outfront" the fbi was erring on the side of caution by arresting curtis because ricin is so lethal and this is amid the boston bombings. it is f
but in all, 50,000 faa workers are being forced to take unpaid time off to save money. the obama administration said today it would be open to legislation that would give the faa flexibility with its budget. but called that a band-aid approach. a spokeswoman for the airline says the lobbying group is trying to halt the furloughs and calls them irresponsible and unnecessary. and many are arguing that these are not required by the sequester. well, we have an "outfront" investigation on...
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some lawmakers complained that the faa did not say how all of this would be implemented until last week. >> we have been talking about reduction in available controller hours of 10 pierce for months. >> you didn't tell them which airports, which airlines? >> we told them that they should expect significant impacts at major hub facilities. >> well, lat at this da. everyone new that. >> now w. now the f.a.a. saying more than 125,000 flight delays yesterday alone were attributed to staff reductions due to furloughs, lawmakers are likely feeling pressure from unhappy constituents. among the suggestions today, targeting the furloughs to less busy airports but the f.a.a. says it cannot pick winners and losers, it's also been suggested it could cut less important parts of the agency's budget which the white house says is not correct. >> the law does not allow for the kind of flexibility when it comes to the f. auburn hills budget that some of these members, republicans principally, all claim it has. they should read the law. they wrote it, they should know what's in it. >> there are a number o
some lawmakers complained that the faa did not say how all of this would be implemented until last week. >> we have been talking about reduction in available controller hours of 10 pierce for months. >> you didn't tell them which airports, which airlines? >> we told them that they should expect significant impacts at major hub facilities. >> well, lat at this da. everyone new that. >> now w. now the f.a.a. saying more than 125,000 flight delays yesterday alone were...
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governor scott from florida put out a message today saying c'me on, faa, stop playing a game. yes, usairways still the way to go. michael. >> caller: a super big boo-yah, jim, from manchester, new jersey. >> love it. i'm not that familiar wit. that's okay. >> caller: nine times over. with the recent bank of america stuff yesterday, what is going to happen to the stock when the federal reserve stops its qe and also, do you think the stock has potential to hit $20 above or above by 20 lean? >> there's a lot of mystery about what happens with the federal reserve stocks. i'm going to demystify. they go higher within they do get that's why the bank stocks act like total dogs. lots of people come on air and they real they say really stupid things. they're wrong, bulls and bears make money and lemmings get, well, aah. if it looks like a leming, if it smells like a lemming, they only saw their behavior today. i think it may turn out to be a gift in disguise. "mad money" will be right back. >> announcer: coming up, green? it's green week at universal. cramer has the companies that can
governor scott from florida put out a message today saying c'me on, faa, stop playing a game. yes, usairways still the way to go. michael. >> caller: a super big boo-yah, jim, from manchester, new jersey. >> love it. i'm not that familiar wit. that's okay. >> caller: nine times over. with the recent bank of america stuff yesterday, what is going to happen to the stock when the federal reserve stops its qe and also, do you think the stock has potential to hit $20 above or above...
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. >> reporter: the faa says more than 1025 flight delays yesterday alone were attributable to staffing reductions resulting from furloughs. sings the $637 million cuts to federal aviation have been reality, at a house hearing they grilled the faa administrator about why they were only made available last week. >> we're talking about so% four months. >> you didn't tell them which airports, which airlines. >> we told them they should expect significant impacts at major hub facilities. >> la de da. everyone new that. >> reporter: they accused them of giving them a 4% cut and shifting it to a 10% cut on air traffic controllers. >> this imperial attitude on the part of the administration is disgusting. >> reporter: meanwhile a leading committee democrat blamed the house for not dealing with the cuts. >> it is mystifying to me that some are surprised by congress's failure. >> reporter: they say the furloughs could be carried out differently. >> i have a hard time believing that at lan that, chicago, several other hub's impact on the entire system is a lot bigger. no matter how you slice this
. >> reporter: the faa says more than 1025 flight delays yesterday alone were attributable to staffing reductions resulting from furloughs. sings the $637 million cuts to federal aviation have been reality, at a house hearing they grilled the faa administrator about why they were only made available last week. >> we're talking about so% four months. >> you didn't tell them which airports, which airlines. >> we told them they should expect significant impacts at major hub...
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if there was a line item at the faa, the faa was still have to cut cut8% of that because of the inflexibility of the sequestration law. that shows the sequestration is a bad approach. we need to replace it with something more long term. host: martin, a republican. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my all. only 1/3 of the employees of the faa are air traffic controllers. and that their budget this year is larger after the budget. i will wait for that common. stop using the code word "balance." just say you're going to raise taxes. guest: sorry to say i will continue with a balanced approach. i think that is the right pproach. about 15,000 of the 40,000 employees at the faa are air-traffic controllers. most of the employees at the faa are subject to this urlough. that is because of the inflexibility of the sequestration law. host: lewis from maryland. caller: thank you for taking my all. i thought they were going to control the air traffic by satellite and the gps system. would this given some time with the changes you have now and the number of air traffic controllers being laid off.
if there was a line item at the faa, the faa was still have to cut cut8% of that because of the inflexibility of the sequestration law. that shows the sequestration is a bad approach. we need to replace it with something more long term. host: martin, a republican. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my all. only 1/3 of the employees of the faa are air traffic controllers. and that their budget this year is larger after the budget. i will wait for that common. stop using the code word...
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. >> the faa chief under fire for flyers getting hot under the collar. welcome, i'm neil cavuto, and to hear some republicans tell us, the sequestration blame doesn't fly. airlines are now complaining. chicago o'hare on the big frustration and still the big wait, huh? >> nationwide, 2,623 flights delayed so far today. that's according to the flight tracking service flight aware. while many of those were due to weather, the majority of them are considered to be fallout from the sequestration cuts. this morning 45 minute delays in los angeles. 30 minutes in chicago. you can see we're in a afternoon lull but we spoke to passengers flying across the country and experiencing setbacks firsthand. >> you have a schedule you have to keep on, get your connecting flight. i think it's rotten we're paying for the sequester. >> it's an inappropriate area to cut. travel is extremely important to the american economy on multiple levels and time is money. >> i'm worried about the amount of travel i have to do and delays and having to plan ahead for delays. so we'll have
. >> the faa chief under fire for flyers getting hot under the collar. welcome, i'm neil cavuto, and to hear some republicans tell us, the sequestration blame doesn't fly. airlines are now complaining. chicago o'hare on the big frustration and still the big wait, huh? >> nationwide, 2,623 flights delayed so far today. that's according to the flight tracking service flight aware. while many of those were due to weather, the majority of them are considered to be fallout from the...
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the faa and administration says the law does not give them that authority. so they're continuing to go around on that point and may take congress to change the law to get any movement here on this what the top democrat in the senate is proposing is using what is known as overseas contingency operation money, oco money, basically money we're not going to spend in iraq and afghanistan from winding wars down there. republicans call it a budget trick. the white house is endorsing it. >> these are real policy choices that produce savings. we believe that senator reid's proposal is a good one in that it would temporarily delay the sequester and all the negative effects that we're talking about now to air travelers and families and seniors. >> whether oco is the mother of all gimmicks or just a glaring one, everybody other than the majority leader evidently agrees on one thing it is the height, the height of fiscal irresponsibility. >> other democrats are suggesting closing what is known as the corporate jet tax loophole to pay for the air traffic controllers. ther
the faa and administration says the law does not give them that authority. so they're continuing to go around on that point and may take congress to change the law to get any movement here on this what the top democrat in the senate is proposing is using what is known as overseas contingency operation money, oco money, basically money we're not going to spend in iraq and afghanistan from winding wars down there. republicans call it a budget trick. the white house is endorsing it. >> these...
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the cause was the presence of faa administrator michael huerta. the subject was the sequester and its impact on air travel. and it didn't take long for all hell to break loose. >> this imperial attitude on the part of the administration, and you're the most recent example of that imperialism, is disgusting. how come you didn't tell us about this beforehand, the sequester impact on the layoffs, furloughs? not a word. not a breath. >> now, mr. rogers has every reason to be livid. not least because, as a republican congressman, he represents the fifth congressional district in kentucky. and, therefore, relies heavily on air travel to get him to and fro the capital every week. his blistering criticism was very specific. he accused the administration of being imperial and the faa of doing absolutely nothing to warn congress about the impact of the sequester. which got us thinking about the last time the faa's administrator spoke before congress. now, that would be in february. >> we're looking at all options to reduce costs. but to reach the large figu
the cause was the presence of faa administrator michael huerta. the subject was the sequester and its impact on air travel. and it didn't take long for all hell to break loose. >> this imperial attitude on the part of the administration, and you're the most recent example of that imperialism, is disgusting. how come you didn't tell us about this beforehand, the sequester impact on the layoffs, furloughs? not a word. not a breath. >> now, mr. rogers has every reason to be livid. not...
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republicans say the faa has been mismanaged. there's clearly irritation that 10% of the country's air-traffic controllers have been furloughed and some suggestedlet money should come from elsewhere in the faa budget. >> these are all bad choices. i acknowledge that. but in order to comply with the guidelines of the sequester law, we have to take these actions. >> i wish you would have told us earlier so we had a chance to plan. >> lawmakers told him they knew the cuts were coming but only get the details of how they'll be carried out last week. >> shepard: with everybody in the country screaming and yelling and 3-hour delays, my guess is they're going to figure something out. >> well, that's what everybody's waiting for. which side will blink first. one lawmaker representing the chicago area, a democrat, said what about the idea if you avoided the nation's largest and busiest airports, think o'hare, thinking that would be good for the traveling public. >> with all due respective a hard time believing that atlanta, chicago, and s
republicans say the faa has been mismanaged. there's clearly irritation that 10% of the country's air-traffic controllers have been furloughed and some suggestedlet money should come from elsewhere in the faa budget. >> these are all bad choices. i acknowledge that. but in order to comply with the guidelines of the sequester law, we have to take these actions. >> i wish you would have told us earlier so we had a chance to plan. >> lawmakers told him they knew the cuts were...
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even the faa could not ground this stock chart. it wants to go higher. it was grounded under '77 for 3 1/2 years. and finally this year, the stock broke higher. i would love to buy this on any sort of pullback, but longer term, you know, put the seat back, relax, loosen the seat belt. this stock wants to go to 105. >> the animal way the trade off of that chart is going to fly is if you fold it up and make it a paper airline. it's a 52-week high, it's come a long way, 27 year-to-date, great earnings, but the time to buy is when they were grounded for the batteries, not when they're about to get back in the air. so we are seeing right now a bigger short interest come into this name here. we're seeing potential, you know, the lag, the way sequestration works, bill, you're going to see a lag. this could be a situation as we go into summer and fall, sequestration hits us. but we like this company on a pullback. it's based in chicago, i'm a big fan of boeing, but way too expensive here. >> jeff, why don't you hop on a plane back to chicago with all of that. >>
even the faa could not ground this stock chart. it wants to go higher. it was grounded under '77 for 3 1/2 years. and finally this year, the stock broke higher. i would love to buy this on any sort of pullback, but longer term, you know, put the seat back, relax, loosen the seat belt. this stock wants to go to 105. >> the animal way the trade off of that chart is going to fly is if you fold it up and make it a paper airline. it's a 52-week high, it's come a long way, 27 year-to-date,...
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of the administration, and you're the most recent example of that imperialism, is disgusting. >> the faa has just issued this statement explaining that 1,025 staffing related flight delays yesterday as a result of the furlough due to sequestration. they are implementing depending on staffing and weather-related ush issues. and the debate is raging over how congress will proceed with the federal budget. maryland congressman chris van is with us. >> hi, tamron. >> you would like to see democrats and republicans to at least try it move this ball forward or ahead or however you choose to explain it here, but there is a stand still. >> sure, tamron. look, what mr. rogers said simply is not true. the faa and department of transportation have been warning members of congress for months that the sequester would have these disruptive impacts, which is exactly why and my colleagues on the democratic side of the house have introduced into the sequester without disruption. we haven't been given an up or down vote. we are calling, as you said, a conference for the budget. the house passed a budget. s
of the administration, and you're the most recent example of that imperialism, is disgusting. >> the faa has just issued this statement explaining that 1,025 staffing related flight delays yesterday as a result of the furlough due to sequestration. they are implementing depending on staffing and weather-related ush issues. and the debate is raging over how congress will proceed with the federal budget. maryland congressman chris van is with us. >> hi, tamron. >> you would like...
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with respect to the faa contrac@ control towers, what the faa did, they sat down with the department of homeland security and the pentagon with the stake holders to help them prepare for it. did did not happen here with respect to the air traffic control furloughs. it's clear if we're going to learn about the cuts via white house press release, and that is simply unacceptable. we should be managed better. p >> to your point, other agencies have discretion; right? have they not asked -- they probably would have received the same. they spent 500 million on consultants, maybe necessary, but we could have probably found other ways to do this. just go to the cafeteria for the day. >> a 4% cut, talking about, what, 40% of flights delayed. what's more troubling is when the directer was confronted about how about deferring some of these expenditures for long term projects and releasing the funds for immediate or short term needs like making sure that we have aircraft controllers available to help with the immediate issue, he didn't have an answer and didn't respond, and, again, when confront
with respect to the faa contrac@ control towers, what the faa did, they sat down with the department of homeland security and the pentagon with the stake holders to help them prepare for it. did did not happen here with respect to the air traffic control furloughs. it's clear if we're going to learn about the cuts via white house press release, and that is simply unacceptable. we should be managed better. p >> to your point, other agencies have discretion; right? have they not asked --...
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the budget cuts, republicans say the faa should find somewhere else to cut the $16 billion budge. democrats say they can't do that. the way the law is designed does not give flexibility to do that so they propose a bill that would use up used war funding to replace all of the automatic budget cuts. it's called a budget trick so there's not much coming from capitol hill that's going to solve this any time soon. right now, the faa's administrator is testifying before capitol hill committee, and there's an argument whether or not the administration has structured these cuts to maximize delays. >> this imperial attitude on the part of the administration and you're the most recent of the imperialism is discussing. >> hardest thing to do is reduce these hours, but in order to hit the target, we need to hit, we don't have any choice. >> there's more than just cuts to the faa, and a short while ago saying there's frustration in the economic effects of the flight delays, but sequestering could cost the country and human kind a cure for aids, parkinson's or cancer referring to cuts in resea
the budget cuts, republicans say the faa should find somewhere else to cut the $16 billion budge. democrats say they can't do that. the way the law is designed does not give flexibility to do that so they propose a bill that would use up used war funding to replace all of the automatic budget cuts. it's called a budget trick so there's not much coming from capitol hill that's going to solve this any time soon. right now, the faa's administrator is testifying before capitol hill committee, and...
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flyers are feeling the brunt of the sequester cuts at airports around the country, harsh words for the faa administrators at a house appropriations subcommittee hearing earlier. >> you didn't inform the congress of this sequester impact and what you plan to do about it. this imperial attitude on the part of the administration and you're the most recent example of that imperialism is disgusting. >> the fbi and secret service are investigating the hack attack on the ap twitter account. a tweet went around saying two explosions in the white house and barack obama injured. the dow jones immediately took a nosedive after that dropping nearly 130 points. 200 billion in revenue wiped out but it quickly rebounded after learning it was a false report and white house press secretary jay carney assured the public the president was safe. >>> a pennsylvania judge dropped three of the eight murder charges against an abortion doctor. he is still facing the death penalty. >>> the justice department is suing lance armstrong for violating his contract with the u.s. postal service. the lawsuit claims armstro
flyers are feeling the brunt of the sequester cuts at airports around the country, harsh words for the faa administrators at a house appropriations subcommittee hearing earlier. >> you didn't inform the congress of this sequester impact and what you plan to do about it. this imperial attitude on the part of the administration and you're the most recent example of that imperialism is disgusting. >> the fbi and secret service are investigating the hack attack on the ap twitter...
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what the head of the faa is telling lawmakers next. -frplts we are here in the control room. a brand-new hour coming your way right now including the very latest on the boston terror massacre. a live report straight ahead. packers take over the -- hacker take over the twitter tpoerbgt the "associated press." reports that the white house have been attacked leaving the stock market to temporarily plunge, is this a preview of cyber terrorism? experts weigh in. one day before the dedication of the president bush library we'll talk to the man who whraus the 43rd president's official white house photographer as ph and breaking news happens right now. jenna: well tomorrow to a new hour of "happening now," everyone. i'm jenna lee. jon: i'm jon scott. a team of u.s. investigators is in president province of dagestan located in a region known for islamic fanaticism where they are interviewing the parents of of the boston bombing suspects. this is developing as we gerting a better per of the brother believed to be the mastermind behind the terror attack. we have live team fox coverage f
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. >> on day three of the faa furlough programs, exas per ated travelers. >> i'm angry. angry, angry. >> reporter: a late flight caused this woman to miss her cruise. >> i have cruise insurance, but they don't cover this, because it's faa business. >> reporter: in the halls of congress, the blame game in full force. >> i am extremely angry that the administration would have this kind of harm. >> the senate considered a balance package, but republicans block thad earlier this year. >> reporter: the faa has not released the number of official delays since tuesday. 1,200 of the 2,600 airline delays on monday were related to staffing issues. >> you have gridlock in congress and that's leading to gridlock in the air and the traveling public is going to pay the price. >> peter goels, former head of the national traptransportation. he said there could be bigger problems down the road. >> there will be some sort of event where we have confluence of weather that will back planes up and people are going to think twice about this and revisit the faa budget. >> reporter: for "cbs th
. >> on day three of the faa furlough programs, exas per ated travelers. >> i'm angry. angry, angry. >> reporter: a late flight caused this woman to miss her cruise. >> i have cruise insurance, but they don't cover this, because it's faa business. >> reporter: in the halls of congress, the blame game in full force. >> i am extremely angry that the administration would have this kind of harm. >> the senate considered a balance package, but republicans...
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we expect to hear from the head of the faa any minute. we'll get the latest reaction when i see you next hour. live in washington, kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> newly-released documents show the obama administration has known for years about financial problems at fisker auto mowive in an time -- auto motive in anaheim. the electric carmaker was sent a letter saying they were not meeting the milestones set up as a condition of getting the loan. it took another leer for the federal government to cut -- year for the federal government to cut off their funding. a hearing is being held about the loan to that troubled automaker. >>> the house of representatives will vote today on a republican plan to provide more funding to cover people with preexisting conditions under president obama's healthcare reform. starting next year, the act will ban insurance companies not accepting those with preexisting conditions. the republicans want to divert $4 billion from a prevention program in the healthcare reform plan. but democrats and the white
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the faa says chicago o'hare has delays averaging nearly 30 minutes. newark and charlotte are dealing with similar delays. in the past hour, faa administrators got an earful from the chairman of the house appropriations committee who said the obama administration didn't warn congress about the impact of the furloughs. >> this imperial attitude on the part of the administration and you're the most recent example of that imperialism, is disgusting. >> it is mystifying to me that some are surprised by these delays or blame faa for congress' failure. >> richard lui is here with the drill down with impact on travelers, airlines and economy. >> each minute of a flight delay costs travelers. a study shows each minute costs travelers just over $1. one minute, one dollar. the tax includes flyers taking cabs instead of buses, missing business meetings or rescheduling events like monday the faa says 1,200 flights were delayed because of staffing reductions including those caused by the sequester. yesterday new york area airports saw over two-hour delays. lax up t
the faa says chicago o'hare has delays averaging nearly 30 minutes. newark and charlotte are dealing with similar delays. in the past hour, faa administrators got an earful from the chairman of the house appropriations committee who said the obama administration didn't warn congress about the impact of the furloughs. >> this imperial attitude on the part of the administration and you're the most recent example of that imperialism, is disgusting. >> it is mystifying to me that some...
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the pilot comes on and says, if you've got a problem, call the faa. the faa says, don't talk to us, talk to congress who put the sequester in place. >> the pilots got on and said, it's not the airline's fault, we're sorry you're waiting here on the runway, but you can go online and find a petition to end the furloughs. >> what happens now with the fines, you know, if you're on a tarmac, if you're on a plane stuck for more -- >> that's a good point. >> are the airlines responsible for that? >> the airlines are saying no -- >> are they going to try to get a waiver? >> they're saying they're not responsible, it's an air traffic control situation, because of the furloughs, they're not able to manpower all of the air traffic control posts. so, you know, therefore, we all end up suffering. and thairi think they're passin blame around. >> one third of laguardia flights were delayed. >> 20% delayed at reagan national in newark and philly. these are central hubs, so there's a ripple effect at any of these airports. there's been the blame game, back and forth i
the pilot comes on and says, if you've got a problem, call the faa. the faa says, don't talk to us, talk to congress who put the sequester in place. >> the pilots got on and said, it's not the airline's fault, we're sorry you're waiting here on the runway, but you can go online and find a petition to end the furloughs. >> what happens now with the fines, you know, if you're on a tarmac, if you're on a plane stuck for more -- >> that's a good point. >> are the airlines...
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. >>> plus the flight delays caused by faa furloughs. why some republicans say it's all part of the white house strategy. >>> plus the new occupation of former cia director david petraeus. [ male announcer ] fact: the 100% electric nissan leaf... is more fun than ever. sees better than ever. ♪ charges faster. and will charge. cool. and heat. from your phone. fact: leaf never needs gas. ever. good for the world. built in america. now, leaf's an easier choice than ever. ♪ shop at choosenissan.com. ♪ shop at choosenissan.com. i'm detecting high levels of happiness. luscious locks there's an entire land here...with living cars. now this is flying... with style. great glittering galaxies. disneyland resort just got happier, see it all with a 3-day park hopper ticket. i now appear to be lost in a deep dark cave... >>> welcome back to ktvu channel 2 morning news. it's 6:13. travelers in california and around the country are feeling the effects of the faa furloughs. ktvu kyla campbell reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom lawmakers ar
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they blasted the faa administrators for not warning people about the cuts to the faa and the impact on air travel. they are blaming the faa for not coming up with a real solution while democrats are blaming colleagues in congress for not finding their way out of the cuts. a senator republican leader ripped senator harry reid for using a budgetary gimmick for getting out of this mess. >> the majority leader is ditching the president on this issue. the president has said he would only consider replacing the sequester with attacks hike. whatever you want to say about oko it's not attacks hike it's borrowed money. >> reporter: overseas contingency operations. that is using money not spent on the war to try to offset the cuts. other republicans have called this a manufactured crisis mismanaged from the outset and they say it smells of politics, martha. martha: mike, thank you. >> reporter: thank you. bill: 26 minutes now before the hour. critics slamming the president's reaction in pons to the boston bombings. here is the exchange with bill o'reilly and charles krauthammer. >> he's afraid i
they blasted the faa administrators for not warning people about the cuts to the faa and the impact on air travel. they are blaming the faa for not coming up with a real solution while democrats are blaming colleagues in congress for not finding their way out of the cuts. a senator republican leader ripped senator harry reid for using a budgetary gimmick for getting out of this mess. >> the majority leader is ditching the president on this issue. the president has said he would only...
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. >> there is a report out of the capital of ethiopia, saying ethiopian airlines is the -- the faa has not lifted the grounding with airworthiness directive. we expect it to happen today, tomorrow or maybe friday, but relatively soon. ethiopian airlines saying it will be the first post-grounding flight to kenya. this is what we'll be seeing over the next couple of weeks. once the grounding is lifted, the companies that have the dream liners and they're fixed will go back into service. >> everyone doubted them just like novak. people should stop doubting good ceos that know how to deliver. >> we will get six in 60 after a break. [ male announcer ] here at optionsxpress, our clients really seem to appreciate our powerful, easy-to-use platform. no, thank you. we know you're always looking for the best fill price. and walk limit automatically tries to find it for you. just set your start and end price. and let it do its thing. wow, more fan mail. hey ray, my uncle wanted to say thanks for idea hub. o well tell him i said you're welcome. he loves how he can click on it and get specific acti
. >> there is a report out of the capital of ethiopia, saying ethiopian airlines is the -- the faa has not lifted the grounding with airworthiness directive. we expect it to happen today, tomorrow or maybe friday, but relatively soon. ethiopian airlines saying it will be the first post-grounding flight to kenya. this is what we'll be seeing over the next couple of weeks. once the grounding is lifted, the companies that have the dream liners and they're fixed will go back into service....
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. >>> the fight over faa cut backs is heating up in washington. as ktvu kyla campbell reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom lawmakers are pointing fingers. kyla. >> reporter: pam, some california airports especially lax has seen numerous delays this week but some republican senators say the faa furloughs and resulting flight delays are a manufactured crisis. the faa reported more than 1600 flight delays sunday and monday due specifically to staffing reductions. i just heard back from my faa contact to get the latest numbers of delays for tuesday and she expects those by 8:00 a.m. pacific. some o on the airline cannot -- weather and other factors play a role. lawmakers accuse the faa of not telling them the whole story last week. >> there were many options that the faa itself and the department of transportation as a whole has to avoid this impact. >> other republicans say the white house wanted these faa cuts to impact people nation- wide. i'll explain why when i see you next. live in washington, kyla campbell ktvu channel 2 news. >>> at a de
. >>> the fight over faa cut backs is heating up in washington. as ktvu kyla campbell reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom lawmakers are pointing fingers. kyla. >> reporter: pam, some california airports especially lax has seen numerous delays this week but some republican senators say the faa furloughs and resulting flight delays are a manufactured crisis. the faa reported more than 1600 flight delays sunday and monday due specifically to staffing reductions. i just heard...
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sequestration requires the faa to cut $637 million from its budget. yesterday, hundreds of airport workers were forced to stay home because of the cuts. congressional republicans took to twitter to blame the president. house speaker john boehner tweeted under the hashtag obamaflightdelays. congressman eric cantor tweeted "why is president obama unnecessarily delaying your flight?" white house spokesman jay carney told reporters "the faa has no choice under the automatic budget cuts brought about by the congressional republican budget priorities. the gop can eliminate sequestration by approving a debt reduction plan that includes taxes from the wealthy through the closing of loopholes." "these cutbacks, with all the harm that's being caused to the traveling public, there's just no reason that i can see that justifies what's being done here." flight delay information is available at faa.gov. a bill will be introduced in the senate today aimed at banks that are considered too-big-to- fail. the legislation is meant to reduce risk at banks carrying more th
sequestration requires the faa to cut $637 million from its budget. yesterday, hundreds of airport workers were forced to stay home because of the cuts. congressional republicans took to twitter to blame the president. house speaker john boehner tweeted under the hashtag obamaflightdelays. congressman eric cantor tweeted "why is president obama unnecessarily delaying your flight?" white house spokesman jay carney told reporters "the faa has no choice under the automatic budget...
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if there was a line item at the faa, the faa was still have to because of theat inflexibility of the sequestration law. that shows the sequestration is a bad approach. we to replace it with something more long term. host: martin, a republican. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. of the employees of the faa are air traffic controllers. and that their budget this year is larger after the budget. i will wait for that common. stop using the code word "balance." just say you're going to raise taxes. say i willy to continue with a balanced approach. i think that is the right approach. 40,000 ,000 of the employees at the faa are air- traffic controllers. most of the employees at the faa are subject to this furlough. that is because of the inflexibility of the sequestration law. host: lewis from maryland. caller: thank you for taking my call. tohought they were going control the air traffic by satellite and the gps system. would this given some time with the changes you have now and the number of air traffic controllers being laid off. could they go to a satellite gps system?
if there was a line item at the faa, the faa was still have to because of theat inflexibility of the sequestration law. that shows the sequestration is a bad approach. we to replace it with something more long term. host: martin, a republican. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. of the employees of the faa are air traffic controllers. and that their budget this year is larger after the budget. i will wait for that common. stop using the code word "balance." just say...
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airlines and congress members are pressuring the faa to find other ways to cut spending. i think we all agree we like smooth air travel. >> pack your patience as they say. ashley morrison in new york. thank you, ashley. >>> coming up on the "morning news," near miss. a police officer saved a man from being flattened by an oncoming train. >>> and waiting game. swollen rivers threaten disastrous flooding in the midwest. this is the "cbs morning news." n the midwest. this is the kreb kreb. "cbs morning news." espresso to match my every mood. ♪ where just one touch creates the perfect coffee. where every cappuccino and latte is made at home. and where i can have exactly what i desire. ♪ nespresso. what else? [ male announcer ] osteo bi-flex helps revitalize your joints to keep 'em jumpin'.° like calcium supplements can help your bones, osteo bi-flex can help your joints. osteo bi-flex... now available in all major retailers and warehouse clubs. for those nights when it's more than a bad dream, be ready. for the times you need to double-check the temperature on the thermo
airlines and congress members are pressuring the faa to find other ways to cut spending. i think we all agree we like smooth air travel. >> pack your patience as they say. ashley morrison in new york. thank you, ashley. >>> coming up on the "morning news," near miss. a police officer saved a man from being flattened by an oncoming train. >>> and waiting game. swollen rivers threaten disastrous flooding in the midwest. this is the "cbs morning news." n...
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take a look at the faa budget. if the sqest goes through and stays in place the faa will have more money to spend in 2013 than what the president asked for in his budget submission. >> hold on. hold on. stop. because sometimes there are things that are said that need to be repeated. >> okay. >> i want you -- >> really? >> let's have three seconds of silence. then i want you to repeat that again. 1-2-3, go. >> yeah. if the sequester goes into effect and stays into effect and the savings are achieved, the faa, for this year, will have more money to spend than what the president asked for in his budget submission. i think that tells you all you need to know. >> pat, how many times have you and i heard people in the media and on both sides, depending on what committee they are on, screaming about massive spending cuts and how locust we are going to descend from the skies and eat flesh off of our bones? and we find out later that they have more money this year to spend than they had last year? >> but this is why they ar
take a look at the faa budget. if the sqest goes through and stays in place the faa will have more money to spend in 2013 than what the president asked for in his budget submission. >> hold on. hold on. stop. because sometimes there are things that are said that need to be repeated. >> okay. >> i want you -- >> really? >> let's have three seconds of silence. then i want you to repeat that again. 1-2-3, go. >> yeah. if the sequester goes into effect and stays...
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>> the faa's budget is immense. it's contractors, consultants, it's matter of sitting down and prioritizing and saying what do we need now? what can we put off until later? i mean their budget is huge and to do this on the backs of the controllers on the front line is so incredibly wrong, it feels like you are a character in a remake of "one flew over the cuckoo's nest" sometimes. >> bill: interesting. i'm thinking back to ronald reagan, and here again the air traffic controllers are being beat up in this. >> yeah we're more profile when you see things like that. and it will make the biggest impact. sequestration was supposed to be so bad that there's no way we will go down that road. well, we're here. so let's stop playing political games with the national air space system. >> bill: is there a safety issue, jim? >> i would say that as this goes on, there are absolutely safety concerns in place. we are, again, looking at the closures of those 149 towers come june that will add to the work load of an already stressed
>> the faa's budget is immense. it's contractors, consultants, it's matter of sitting down and prioritizing and saying what do we need now? what can we put off until later? i mean their budget is huge and to do this on the backs of the controllers on the front line is so incredibly wrong, it feels like you are a character in a remake of "one flew over the cuckoo's nest" sometimes. >> bill: interesting. i'm thinking back to ronald reagan, and here again the air traffic...
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one, the faa is going to lift the grounding. it's going to happen very soon. and once that happens, then you're going to see these fixes when they're finished. the airlines will start putting the dream liners back in the air, deliveries will return. and you don't see a change in the delivery schedule. that's one thing, and the other thing to keep in mind, the 737 program is the bread and butter at this company. and they've been increasing their production rate on a steady basis. that's really the workhorse at this company. and the 737 is on fire right now. doesn't get any attention because everybody looks at it and says, that's kind of mundane, but it really has been doing well. >> there's got to be another expression, phil. with the battery issue and all that stuff. doing really well the 737s, right? >> doing very well. >> there you go. >> i'm looking through -- it's secondary compared to the commercial airline stuff. but the defense, space and security there were questions about whether or not that might be impacted by sequester. one analyst said it may shav
one, the faa is going to lift the grounding. it's going to happen very soon. and once that happens, then you're going to see these fixes when they're finished. the airlines will start putting the dream liners back in the air, deliveries will return. and you don't see a change in the delivery schedule. that's one thing, and the other thing to keep in mind, the 737 program is the bread and butter at this company. and they've been increasing their production rate on a steady basis. that's really...
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the faa's mismanagement of this issue is a source of bipartisan frustration. our goal here shouldn't be to score political points on the backs of weary travelers. it should be to fix the problem. >> i find it fascinating that mitch mcconnell, the leader of the republican party in the senate is decrying the sequester that he decried in the past and then supported. this is a result of the sequester being implemented. we made it clear that there would be these kinds of negative effects if congress failed to take reasonable action to avert the sequester. >> transportation secretary ray lahoud says safety is not being cop compromised. >> this can be prevented. the sequester can be lifted by congress changing the law. >> should people be worried if they're flying about safety being compromised? >> absolutely not. we never compromise safety. safety is always our number one priority. >>> democrats face a new hurdle in their bid to keep control of the u.s. senate in 2014. finance committee max baucus says he will not seek a seventh term in office. bachus has served in
the faa's mismanagement of this issue is a source of bipartisan frustration. our goal here shouldn't be to score political points on the backs of weary travelers. it should be to fix the problem. >> i find it fascinating that mitch mcconnell, the leader of the republican party in the senate is decrying the sequester that he decried in the past and then supported. this is a result of the sequester being implemented. we made it clear that there would be these kinds of negative effects if...
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it could be a smart political move but not smart as far as coming together on this main issue of the faa and getting people flying and delays out of the way. >> these are 20 special women. i understand there's a special woman in your life. >> there is mom, happy birthday. i love you very much. have a great day. thank you very much. >> that was just for you. >> no one else is getting that. it's early in the morning, i'm here, i get a little something. ibility and you had your coffee. thank you very much. >>> just ahead, he's back and breaking records. sy's new single is setting the web on fire yet again. [ clang ] my house is where plants came to die. but, it turns out all i was missing was miracle-gro potting mix. it's got what a plant needs like miracle-gro plant food that feeds them for up to six months. you get bigger, healthier plants, guaranteed. who's got two green thumbs thanks to miracle-gro? ah, this gal. boom! with the right soil, everyone grows with miracle-gro. [ female announcer ] neutrogena® pore refining cleanser. alpha-hydroxy and exfoliating beads work to clean and tigh
it could be a smart political move but not smart as far as coming together on this main issue of the faa and getting people flying and delays out of the way. >> these are 20 special women. i understand there's a special woman in your life. >> there is mom, happy birthday. i love you very much. have a great day. thank you very much. >> that was just for you. >> no one else is getting that. it's early in the morning, i'm here, i get a little something. ibility and you had...
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but the faa warns hart fields jackson, los angeles international, chicago o'hare will also experience longer delays because of the furloughs. it is, you know, your -- >> it affects the bottom line. >> your elected officials at work. now you're going to feel it, pack your patience. >> yep. >> pack your patience at the airport. >> thank you very much, christine. 24 minutes past the hour. proud milestone for the city of boston this morning. just nine days after the marathon bombing boylston street is reopening the public we are happy to report. and we are going to take you there live. the boys used double miles from their capital one venture card to fly home for the big family reunion. you must be garth's father? hello. mother. mother! traveling is easy with the venture card because you can fly any airline anytime. two words. double miles! this guy can act. wanna play dodge rock? oh, you guys! and with double miles you can actually use, you never miss the fun. beard growing contest and go! ♪ i win! what's in your wallet? but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now i can help make thi
but the faa warns hart fields jackson, los angeles international, chicago o'hare will also experience longer delays because of the furloughs. it is, you know, your -- >> it affects the bottom line. >> your elected officials at work. now you're going to feel it, pack your patience. >> yep. >> pack your patience at the airport. >> thank you very much, christine. 24 minutes past the hour. proud milestone for the city of boston this morning. just nine days after the...
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furloughs by the faa are the result of automatic, federal spending cuts imposed by the sequester. the fight over blame for it now in the senate. last night it was on the floor. democrat harry reid proposed to suspend the sequester and it was met with sharp opposition. >> we have created a situation where we are going to discomfort and inconvenience hundreds of thousands of american people on a political point because we can't cut any spending in washington. >> several senators are urging the obama administration to put off to furlough to give all sides to find other ways to handle the spending cus. >>> police in beverly hills looking for a driver behind a violent cage of road rage all captured on camera. the driver in a white bmw chased a man on the bicycle into an alley. rammed into him, and pinned him to a metal garbage bin. peels out in reverse with the cyclist still hanging on to the car. then speeds away. there it is again. ouch. police say the driver is going to face serious charges if and when he is caught. >> there was a small dispute, verbal argument initially. and then t
furloughs by the faa are the result of automatic, federal spending cuts imposed by the sequester. the fight over blame for it now in the senate. last night it was on the floor. democrat harry reid proposed to suspend the sequester and it was met with sharp opposition. >> we have created a situation where we are going to discomfort and inconvenience hundreds of thousands of american people on a political point because we can't cut any spending in washington. >> several senators are...
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executive it is for the airline expressed concerns due to the faa furloughs impacting their business in the second and third quarters. with more delays expected some on wall street are worried the sequester could warn potential airline customers not to fly. >> people get to vote their vacation dollars however they want and they see that it's a hassle to fly more than it's normally a hassle to fly and they may vote and, you know, differently and with lower gasoline price s they might get people driving to their vacation rather than flying. >> so far bookings have not been hurt by sequester delays, but there is a genuine concern that if the longer they last and if they become worst, people who were planning to take a flight might decide not to take that trip. phil lebeau, "nightly business report," chicago. >>> we are just two weeks into the first quarter earnings season and you've probably noticed that many companies have been reporting earnings that are better than investors expected and there are also weak forecasts for the rest of the year like the one we got from apple tonight. wi
executive it is for the airline expressed concerns due to the faa furloughs impacting their business in the second and third quarters. with more delays expected some on wall street are worried the sequester could warn potential airline customers not to fly. >> people get to vote their vacation dollars however they want and they see that it's a hassle to fly more than it's normally a hassle to fly and they may vote and, you know, differently and with lower gasoline price s they might get...
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remember, we are probably within a day or two of the faa lifting the grounding on the dreamliner. boeing never had to bring down the delivery schedule. further out investors are having more confidence and more comfort with boeing. on the ford story, the issue here is whether or not ford can give investors confidence that things in europe are improving. they're going to report a loss. they're going to lose $2 billion in europe this year. that's their forecast at this point. north america is really the engine that's powering these guys right now. think about this, kelly. we expect them for the first quarter to report a profit in north america of greater than $2.7 billion. that would easily be the most profitable first quarter ever for the company probably with a profit margin of close to or if not past 12%. that is the area that when he first took over said we need to get profit margins up north of 10%. they're doing that in north america. the issue remains what's going on in europe and how quickly they are coming along and restructuring it. >> the german automaker saying first quar
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. >> reporter: the faa estimates that some 10,000 commercial drones will be flying in the nation's skies within five years. >> look to the future, look to the skies. what do you see? >> i see hundreds of thousands of vehicles being manufactured every year. >> banking on that growth is retired air force colonel and f-4 pilot jerry lemieux. >> when you think about the future, focus on the hundreds of commercial applications that these vehicles can be used for, such as agriculture. the news media is big, sports events. >> lemieux has just started up the first unmanned vehicle university. most of the teaching is done online, honoring courses in radar sensors, project management and mission design. as well as intensive weekend programs. and for those like justin woody who want to learn how to fly unmanned aerial vehicles, the university offers a three-day hands-on course. >> in the future, what i want to do is get into what they call precision agriculture, so i could go and help spot the troubled areas in the fields. and help the farmers increase their crops. >> our turn? >> reporter: "nightl
. >> reporter: the faa estimates that some 10,000 commercial drones will be flying in the nation's skies within five years. >> look to the future, look to the skies. what do you see? >> i see hundreds of thousands of vehicles being manufactured every year. >> banking on that growth is retired air force colonel and f-4 pilot jerry lemieux. >> when you think about the future, focus on the hundreds of commercial applications that these vehicles can be used for, such...
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because of the whole sequester thing, the faa has imposed furloughs on air traffic controllers, their layoffs. and of course, a lot of passengers feel uneasy about taking off and landing knowing there's nobody in the control tower sleeping.
because of the whole sequester thing, the faa has imposed furloughs on air traffic controllers, their layoffs. and of course, a lot of passengers feel uneasy about taking off and landing knowing there's nobody in the control tower sleeping.
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i would encourage greater cooperation and communication between eight faa and can -- between the faa and congress. i do not know how you come up with a plan that you announce on friday the you are furloughing on sunday. it seems to me there would be much longer lead time to give airlines the greater ability to respond. the circumstance to find ourselves in it is surprising to me. and unnecessary. i would suggest a delayed by a demonstration to give congress -- give demonstration a chance to change their mind and congress a chance to respond. >> [inaudible] do you think the administration [inaudible] >> it is hard to attribute motives to people in the decisions they make. mece ray lahood indicated to that he would like to be helpful, but the administration opposed the amendment. his explanation was that we are only interested in long-term solutions, not short-term solutions. a very unsatisfactory answer when you are dealing with a particular resolution. the entire continuing resolution was how to fund the government from now until september 30 it. no satisfactory explanation for why d
i would encourage greater cooperation and communication between eight faa and can -- between the faa and congress. i do not know how you come up with a plan that you announce on friday the you are furloughing on sunday. it seems to me there would be much longer lead time to give airlines the greater ability to respond. the circumstance to find ourselves in it is surprising to me. and unnecessary. i would suggest a delayed by a demonstration to give congress -- give demonstration a chance to...
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air travelers have faced long delays this week due to faa budget cuts that have reduced the number of air traffic controllers available for work. and as the fbi searched for the bomber suspects last week, national intelligence director james clapper was on capitol hill explaining how nearly $4 billion in cuts to the intelligence community could affect the nation's security. >> unlike more directly observable sequestration impacts like shorter lines to the parks and longer waits at the airport will be gradual and almost invisible until, of course, we have an intelligence failure. >> independent senator ang us king summed it up this way. >> we won't know what we've missed until something blows up. >> yes, sir. >> joining me now, one of the senators at that armed services committee hearing, senator richard blumenthal and the huffington post. we couldn't get an answer given air traffic controllers were told to stay home. are fbi agents going to be told to stay home? are u.s. assistant attorneys going to be told to stay home at some point? can you guide us in that? >> in his remarks, lawre
air travelers have faced long delays this week due to faa budget cuts that have reduced the number of air traffic controllers available for work. and as the fbi searched for the bomber suspects last week, national intelligence director james clapper was on capitol hill explaining how nearly $4 billion in cuts to the intelligence community could affect the nation's security. >> unlike more directly observable sequestration impacts like shorter lines to the parks and longer waits at the...
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the faa budget is about $12.75 billion. they have to cut roughly just under 5%, around $600 million as a result of the sequestration. now what they have decide today do is to do it by taking ten percent of the workforce of the faa, air-traffic controller, and furloughing them but they have alternatives. they on their own authority could take two percent of their budget for consultants. they have, you know, $500 million, half a billion dollars in consultants. they could take 2% of that off the top without asking congress for any approval. they have $325 million for supplies and travel. they could take 2% of that and cut it and apply it, reprogram it to cover the air-traffic controllers. >> let me ask you this. i thought the sequestration wasn't really a cut but slowed growth. >> it is. >> i don't understand why there is any cut to begin with if it was slow growth. you think we would have the status quo, at best. >> look, this is because the budget is bigger. let me give you an example. this is what really gripes me. there is
the faa budget is about $12.75 billion. they have to cut roughly just under 5%, around $600 million as a result of the sequestration. now what they have decide today do is to do it by taking ten percent of the workforce of the faa, air-traffic controller, and furloughing them but they have alternatives. they on their own authority could take two percent of their budget for consultants. they have, you know, $500 million, half a billion dollars in consultants. they could take 2% of that off the...
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i think the president miss prioritized by not having the faa -- he was given the authority by the republicans -- >> you were the guy who was far -- i thought you were the guy who was for unsafe air and unclean water? >> got to get it right. dirty air and dirty water, and kids with autism and down syndrome and the elderly will fend for themselves and we want to kill granny. >> but, but you are for airline safety, and i appreciate that. >> i am. absolutely. look, austin, here's the problem. we are robbing our kids blind. our kids -- >> if you are for cuts, then stand up and say i'm for cuts. >> yeah, i'm for cutting, absolutely. >> so why are you complaining about -- i should be complaining. i was complaining. i was stuck tonight runway at o'hare because they are cutting this. why are you complaining? >> obama had no problem spending 1830 grand per hour on his jet we pay for so why didn't he lend it to you? >> is your position that if any dollar in the government is wasted, then all government spending should remain because compared to that wasted dollar -- >> i'm saying this was obama's idea.
i think the president miss prioritized by not having the faa -- he was given the authority by the republicans -- >> you were the guy who was far -- i thought you were the guy who was for unsafe air and unclean water? >> got to get it right. dirty air and dirty water, and kids with autism and down syndrome and the elderly will fend for themselves and we want to kill granny. >> but, but you are for airline safety, and i appreciate that. >> i am. absolutely. look, austin,...
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neil: a republican senator and a democratic senator have the same question for the faa, if our budget is bigger, why are the delays getting longer, they want to know if you cut, why controllers and towers at the top of the list. not ought of the other stuff under -- not all other stuff under. senator, quickly garnering a lot of support for what he is calls protect our skies act. you want to know, look, we understand the sequestration cuts but we question why these cuts? >> absolutely. no business person would make the choice to cut things tt effect their customers the most. why does government make that decision unless the is some motivation to get the consequences to be as dramatic and difficult as possible. neil: they say they have no choice. i don't know who is telling trulgingtruth, i have lked into, they say with these cuts they are almost preordained, these are cuts to some everyone agreed. i don't remember talking to a loslot of your colleagues at the time that sequestration would include automatically air traffic controllers, maybe i missed something? >> absolutely not there w
neil: a republican senator and a democratic senator have the same question for the faa, if our budget is bigger, why are the delays getting longer, they want to know if you cut, why controllers and towers at the top of the list. not ought of the other stuff under -- not all other stuff under. senator, quickly garnering a lot of support for what he is calls protect our skies act. you want to know, look, we understand the sequestration cuts but we question why these cuts? >> absolutely. no...
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potential suspects and we're told it will be another month before a federal court decides whether the faa can furlough air traffic controllers because of a sequester, they say. causing flight delays around the country the d.c. circuit court of appeals say because they're such an efficient organization they have set a deadline of may 22nd and the main airline industry group to file documents before denying the request of the emergency stay trying to stop the furlough. they did not think that would be inconvenienced to thousands of workers but both parties are urging the administration to postpone or cancel the furloughs claiming cfa a is a tool with which the administration plays politics. the energy department announces its version of taxpayers using $21 million from troubled car maker fisker automotive. the company on the verge of bankruptcy now with $171 million. they spent $660,000, and many of those yours and mine with every $103,000 car it sold. up next to the boston and bombing suspect read miranda rights. what happened to enemy combat and? he has been assigned three public defender
potential suspects and we're told it will be another month before a federal court decides whether the faa can furlough air traffic controllers because of a sequester, they say. causing flight delays around the country the d.c. circuit court of appeals say because they're such an efficient organization they have set a deadline of may 22nd and the main airline industry group to file documents before denying the request of the emergency stay trying to stop the furlough. they did not think that...
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. >> the faa -- federal highway administration called for performance evaluation and investigation into the crashes. it sedz the number of crash was fatal injuries involving terminal zz not match the excellent history of the original ep 2000 terminal. the fhwa tells me they scrap that had letter because a competitor made accusations against trinity. they declined to join the lawsuit and reaffirm et plus is acceptable for use in the national highway system. >> this has got to come to live. these have a 50-year life expectancy f i don't do something they'll be out here as little mines and kill whenever they get hit or maim. very highly possible. >> josh harmon tells me trinity offered him a lot of money to settle the whistle blower lawsuit. he says he won't unless a full recall is part of the deal. no one from trinity would appear on camera but provided a statement i'm posting online. dan? carolyn? >> keep track. >> yes. >> coming up here a young lady already is on a very impressive career path. >> it's taken her to the >>> a fremont 8th grader just returned from washington, d.c.. >> pres
. >> the faa -- federal highway administration called for performance evaluation and investigation into the crashes. it sedz the number of crash was fatal injuries involving terminal zz not match the excellent history of the original ep 2000 terminal. the fhwa tells me they scrap that had letter because a competitor made accusations against trinity. they declined to join the lawsuit and reaffirm et plus is acceptable for use in the national highway system. >> this has got to come to...